Life went on and I did not have Avril round for five weeks. As Mrs. A, she was still doing as thorough cleaning job for me as she had always done. On Monday she suggested it would be an idea to give the kitchen a thorough clean. “You know Mr. Brutus, clear all the cupboards, and wash inside them and put everything back nice and clean. Would the budget run to a couple of hours for two of us if I brought my eldest, Amy, she...

Avril had given me the confidence to go back out into the world. I wanted a lady companion again. I had recently joined the ranks of pensioners after I passed my sixty-fifth birthday so had so much more time now to look around. The local town had a Widows and Widowers Club, so I made my way there. I was obviously in existence to give people who found themselves on their own the chance to find a second soul mate. I had bee...

Mrs A Has been cleaning the home now for ten years. She came to us as mum of three looking to gain more income for her family. My wife was pleased with her work and Mrs A was always very pleasant to us both. We watched her children grow up and always remembered presents for them on birthdays and Christmas. Often in school holidays the children would come with her and play ball games with my wife in the garden. At the age...